{Disney- day one!}

{bibbity bobbity boutique}

We got lucky and were able to book a make over for the kids at the bibbity bobbity boutique.

Keaton was turned into a Knight in shinning armor and Kailey chose Cinderella!

It was one of the best parts of our trip. They handed each child a printed invitation with their name. Called them by Prince or Princess...

As you can tell by the photos they totally pampered the kids. 

I wasn't sure what Keaton would think about them putting stuff in his hair and being in the pretty pink boutique. But he didn't mind. I think he liked the pampering, although he'd probably never admit it.

To this day Kailey is still using her pretty polish, princess comb, and make up that she got to take home.

Can't wait to do it again :)

{Florida-Night One!}

We stayed at a hotel right in downtown Disney. It was so nice. Thank you Johns work for paying for it!!!

We arrived unpacked and hit the pool! Dad was able to meet us after his work meeting. The kids were so excited to be in Florida, especially swimming with their Dad.

 For dinner we ate at downtown Disney. There is an awesome Lego store in the middle of everything. The dragon is actually in the water! All of the above photos are made out of legos. Keaton was super impressed. He kept asking how long do we think it took to build those.  

John picked out this Dino Restaurant especially for Keaton. It was so crazy inside. It was themed around the prehistoric Dino stages and each room had its own theme.  Every 15 mins. a meter shower would go through out the restaurant. The dinosaurs moved and growled. There were plants and trees everywhere. Even an underwater dinning room. After dinner the kids were able to go on a fossil dig!
We had such a blast!

{Sprinklers in Spring}

We had a really bizarre week where it was super hot. We broke out all the summer gear for a few weeks!

Crazy Ohio weather.

{Easter 2012}

 Easter is by far one our favorite holidays! We got back from our trip to Idaho LATE Saturday night before Easter. We even had to stop at the grocery store right after we landed to buy groceries for our dinner.

I had to plan ahead for sure. I did okay, but I still felt it was lacking a little bit.

The kids were super excited about their scooters. We dyed Easter eggs on Easter. We had planned to do an outside egg hunt with the kids but didn't have time.

I was a little bummed because this year Keaton asked if the Easter bunny brought EVERYTHING... I think he's starting to catch on :(

A few days later I took the kids out to get some Easter shots. They did great! Here are a few of our favorites!

{Quick Trip 2012}

We were able to take a trip back west at the end of March this year. We decided to go visit family before we welcome our baby girl to the family this summer. First stop was Seattle. Holy COW. The time change killed us. We are 3 hours ahead of Seattle here in Ohio. 

We had a great time in Seattle. Stayed close to Emily. Relaxed a lot! Kailey got to visit the American Girl doll store and pick out an outfit for her MaKenna doll. She picked the ballet outfit, just like hers.  Keaton got a new DS game. They got to go on a frog hunt with Emily. Of course the only frog caught was 2 frogs "hugging!" hilarious! Keaton and Kailey LOVED Seth . They were sad to leave him. Kailey loved a cow dress up because it had a pretty black bow on it, she wore it every time we went over to Em's. We also were able to visit John's close mission buddy Aaron and his family. I love to visit with them. We always have many laughs. Wished we lived closer to everyone in Seattle!!!

Emily put together a surprise baby shower luncheon for me. She is super sneaky like that. Emily and her mom both made me the most beautiful quilts. I also received a few adorable outfits, bows, and hat. 

I was so thankful and surprised. I loved everything.

After a few days we were off to Boise.
That was a whirlwind. The kids stayed the night with family every night and John and I stayed in a hotel. The first night in ID we all spent the night with my Grandma Mary. We had a great stay. The kids loved going outside. Playing with Grandma and Keaton especially loved telling her all about Super Sycamore his school mascot and his huge muscles. He's been going through this obsession with his bicep... even put on a muscle show for those around us on the plane.  Oh that boy is crazy silly.

We got to visit all of our family.

The last night we were there we met up with everyone to have pizza. The kids went wild. We were totally that annoying big party being to loud and wild. We didn't mind, we were flying back to Ohio the next day!

Keaton, Kailey, Bowen and Riley attacked Papa with balloons all night. They were all laughing so hard. 

It was hard to go! We miss everyone so much. I think the kids talk about going back everyday!

I am feeling kind of bad as I put this post together. I guess everyone else was busy taking photos of us, I hardly took any photos with my camera! Sorry about that. If you have photos of us please email them to me so I can have them too!

{Dear Kailey...}

 Dear Kailey,
Happy 4th Birthday sweetheart.
We want you to know how blessed we have been to have such a wonderful daughter like you. You are filled with pure sweetness. You are kind and loving. But also have a little sass! I love that you are always willing to help out. I enjoy spending our days together playing dress up and princess's. Every day you make me laugh. Sometimes I ask you to stay home from school and play with me and you say no. When I pick you up from school you assure me that I was missed. I am not sure how you got sooo sweet but you definitely are the kindest person in our family.

Some fun things to remember about you:

* Every day you ask for the same lunch. 4 chicken nuggets, chocolate milk and yogurt.

Your least favorite thing to eat is corn and hamburgers.

* You love school, and make friends easily.

Your bestie at school is Millie and Taylor.
Bestie in Ohio is Sophie.

* You are all girl! Dress up and princess's are your favorite things. You are a lover of all things pink, pretty and sparkly.

* You are awesome at coloring. Very good at staying in the lines, and using the right colors. You also are a paper collector. I am always going through papers asking if you are keeping it or tossing it. You also take the liberty to tape things up on your walls so they don't get placed in the trash.

* You are always willing to share with your brother.

* You love to sneak into our bed at night and cuddle. 

* You love to sing! Especially in the car, you are always singing along. Sometimes you don't know the words but still try your hardest!